= NOW 15 WPM = TEXT IS FROM APRIL 2020 QST PAGE 53 = PARTIAL CONTACTS. WERE ALL MONITORING 10 GHZ BEACONS, HOPING FOR ENHANCED CONDITIONS. ROVING IN A BLIZZARD VA3ELE AND VA3TO ROVED IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DURING THE ARRL JANUARY VHF CONTEST. I WAS ABLE TO WORK THEM IN FN25MA, 222 KILOMETERS AWAY, AND FN24LX, 227 KILOMETERS AWAY, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF SNOW SCATTER BY USING THE RAINSCATTER PROGRAM BY ANDY FLOWERS, K0SM, TO FIND AN AREA OF HEAVY SNOW. IF WE CAN DO ALL SEASON OPERATION IN THE NORTH, MICROWAVES IN THE US SHOULD BE EASIER. DONT WAIT FOR A CONTEST = END OF 15 WPM TEXT >